The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-06-29
YALE WINS EASILY.
Result Of ,as Fsur-Eiis Siraight-AwaY Bat
RAGS 81 New London, COnn.
wild Steering on the Part of the COxsgain
of the Pennsyiy Crew-A Good
Race and Fast Time.

NEW LoNDos, Conn, June 24-The four
mile sfraight-awsy rae" between the ale
ana University of Pennsylvania crews
took place this evening, and, as WAS ex.
pected Yale won easily. The race caused
but little excitement aud was witnessed by
less than !, 600 persons. This small attend
ance Was probably due to the fact that the
race wss postponed from O'Clock to Z aud
after that a further postpenemsnt would
be made 10 some day next week, as the
Yale-Pennsylvania freshman race is set
down for tomorrow Tine race was roved
up the course, and as there were no pro-
visions made for the press represent
atives, there was considerable delay in
getting the official time and reaching the
telegraph Offices. 1t was 1865 when
Referee Cowles asked: "Are Won readym
A moments pause and he shouted ''gol"
Both crews took firm grips and the
shells were sent flying through the
water. The start was made at :05:33,
the Penusy lv anians taking a slight lead
and pulling at the rate OF 81 strokes 20
Yale's %. Less than twenty strokes were
pulled when Gale. who sat No in the
Pennsylvania crew, broke an oar and held
a portion OF it alOft. a whistle from tina
referees post stopped the race. Another
start was made at IA go. Pennsylvania
dipped first starting al the rate of 81 to
Yale's 50. On nearing the half mile flag
the Fennsylvania's stroke was increased
10 S5 Thev passed the half
mile point at II 55, Pennsylvania leading
by quarter Of length. Time, 3:05. The
second half of the first mile was made in
2:19. Yale was rowing SO and the PenRsyl-
vanians had dropped to So. a little
later Yale again dropped to 81 the Penn
sylVanians continuing al 30 and pulling
ahead until they got the stern OF their boat
in front OF Gals's prov. They maintained
their respective strokes approaching the
navy yard, and at the two-mile flag Penn
sylvania had lead OF two lengths. At
this point Pennsylvania lost the race
The water vas quite rough, bat
it did rot seem 10 affect the rowing yet
the coxswain OF the Pennsylvania did
not hold his shell on the straight course.
He steersd wildly frat heading the boat 70
the east and then % the west shore, going
sary. When the she'll was back on the
course the positions were changed,
Yale having the iead, which she kept
TO the fiaish. The mile and half
was made in s minutes seconds, and the
two miles IN II minutes second. Yale
was rowing steady thiriy-two stroke and
kept at il TO the finish, except on portion
OF the third mile, when the stroke dropped
to thirty one. The stTOSe OF the Pennsyl-
vanias had dropped TO thirtyfoUr, out st
the two and a half mile flag it was in
creased 10 thirty-fve. The two and
half mile flag Was pissed
by Yale in "A minutes seconds,
with Pennsylvania length behind. The
latter here made q squirt of thirtv-six and
and tkirty-seven strokes. making Herculean
efforts to overtake Yale, bus il was useless,
IS the slower and stronger sweeps
OF Yale seemed 70 make the lat
fer's lead greater. at the three miles
Yale led by two lengths Time, $50. 43s.
Another length was added in the mex;
mile. Time, ION. 12I Yale continued to
increase the lead and crossed the finish
four and half lengths ahead of Pennsyl-
vania at 1910. Tins, 22n. Dos Pena.
sylvsnie finished nineteen seconds later.
1t was good race and there was no
fooling on the part OF Yale, as
the figures will show. Pennsylvania
had the worst water, which, together with
her wild steering, lost her the lead at the
place il was most needed. Neither crew
seemed distressed at the finish, and both
appeared able to turn around and re-row
the four miles over again.
The official record Is as follows: Hall
mile, 300, Pennsy lvania ahead; mile, > "a,
Pennsylvania ahead; mile and half, sos,
Pennsylvania ahead; two miles, 1l:10,
nearly even; two and a half miles, 14:0S,
Yale ahead; three miles, 16:43, Yale ahead
three and a half miles, 1912, Yale ahead
four miles, 22:20, Yale ahead.
The time set for the Pennsylvania
freshmen race is $50 to morrow afternoon.